Management of Common Upper Extremity Sport Injuries

ERA Recertification Online Immersive Course

The upper extremity is a versatile limb capable of gross and fine motor movement and susceptible to injuries from traumatic events and overuse. Understanding common injuries and their care is key to getting athletes back to full function.

[Management of Common Upper Extremity Sport Injuries is one of the courses available for your ERA Recertification. Please make sure you have registered for the ERA Recertification course before initiating learning with this module.]

This training includes:

  • Didactic Chapter
  • Video Lecture
  • Final Quiz
  • 2.25 Category A BOC credit
  • Certificate of Completion

Learning Objectives

Following completion of this immersive course, the learner should be able to:

  • Identify common hand, wrist, and elbow sports injuries
  • Describe key biomechanical factors of common upper-extremity sports injuries
  • Differentiate major upper-extremity sports injuries focusing on their differential diagnoses
  • Demonstrate knowledge of assessment techniques to guide accurate preliminary diagnosis, effective acute treatment, and medical referral for upper-extremity injured athletes
  • Identify specific best practice acute treatment interventions for each major upper-extremity sports injury
  • Cite appropriate diagnosis-specific medical referral actions for the upper-extremity injured athlete
  • Describe long-term treatment protocols for common upper-extremity sports injuries
  • Describe accurate return-to-sport timelines for diagnosis-specific elbow, wrist, or hand injured athletes

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